Architecture student takes top prize in design contest

Thursday, February 14, 2019

A third-year student at the School of Architecture will have her work showcased at an upcoming trade show in Toronto after taking first place in a province-wide design contest.

Padmini  (Penny) Unni won $1,500 and other prizes in a competition sponsored by Formica Canada Inc., which makes commercial and residential surfacing products, to design its booth for the Architect@Work show April 3 and 4.

Unni won the contest, which was open to interior design and architecture students in Ontario, with a “unique, bold concept that highlights Formica’s new products in an elegant and modern way.”

The winning Formica Canada booth design by Padmini (Penny) Unni of the School of Architecture.

The winning Formica Canada booth design by Padmini (Penny) Unni of the School of Architecture.